Globalized Learning: Ensuring Relevance of Study Abroad for - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Globalized Learning: Ensuring Relevance of Study Abroad for Louisiana’s Community & Technical Colleges Daniel Roberts, PhD Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Jim Carlson, EdD Dean of Academics

Presentation Outline • Introduction and Background: Participants will listen to a presentation on how the program was created and funded. • Implementation: Participants will listen to a presentation on the logistics involving the planning trip, application request and review processes, orientations and MOU ceremony, and liability preparation. • Course Outline and Assignments: Participants will listen to a presentation on the pre-trip coursework and course assessment during the study abroad. • Student Engagement and Fun: Participants will listen to a presentation on the social media internship, global classroom, and fun excursions.

GMAC Outcomes • Participants will be able to identify existing internal institutional, as well as external community and industry, resources that can connect and support their institution and students to study abroad opportunities. • Participants will learn important tangible benefits to students and their institutions as it pertains to academic performance and retention, completion rates and job placement and success as well as the intangible impacts of exposure to multi-cultural diversity. • Participants will be able to identify barriers to the organization and execution of study abroad trips that will include dialogue on institutional liability and concerns, internal and external perceptions and planning strategies that target and ensure delivery of academic rigor coupled with safe travel.

Arrival Day

2010 Council of Students Accomplishments Created a structure for student involvement & the Council of Students Held monthly virtual meetings Created the Student Vice President Handbook Created a Transition Guidebook for future Council members Selected the 2012-2014 Council of Students

Emirate Breakfast

Why Students are Important

Local Sites in Old Dubai Dubai Museum Camel Burgers

Shopping in Dubai Souks

Shopping in Dubai Malls

Introduction to Maritime Careers and Opportunities: GMAC Study Abroad

American University of Sharjah

Asphalt Plant Dubai, UAE

Cummins Middle East High Horsepower Master Rebuild Centre Dubai, UAE

Total Petroleum - Dubai

Maritime Monday

Dubai Precast Concrete Plant

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre Abu Dhabi, UAE

Cultural Excursions

Last Day - On Top of the World The Burj Khalifa

Globalized Learning

Questions? Daniel Roberts, PhD Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Northshore Technical Community College danielroberts@northshorecollege.edu